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Pomeranz dazzles; Tribe prospects earn kudos; coach honored by his college

October 14, 2010

The Indians’ first pick in this year’s draft, Drew Pomeranz, made his first start in the Arizona instructional league and worked three hitless innings, giving up two walks and striking out seven. His fastball reached the plate at between 93 and 95 miles per hour. Baseball America has announced its top 20 prospects in the [...]

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Wood sidelined at least six weeks

March 20, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Indians head trainer Lonnie Soloff told the media this morning that closer Kerry Wood will miss six to eight weeks with a strained muscle in his back. Wood, who last pitched on March 10, has had problems with the latissimus dorsi muscle before. But in past years, the soreness in the large muscle [...]

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Brown, Grilli injured before exhibition opener

March 5, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Jordan Brown was in the lineup as the left fielder for today’s exhibition season opener against the Reds but was scratched about two hours before game time with right knee soreness. The injury is not believed to be serious, but he was removed from the lineup as a precautionary measure. Austin Kearns took [...]

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Morning edition: Lonnie on fast track

March 4, 2010

Lonnie Chisenhall will likely start the season right here in Akron but he is pushing Wes Hodges at third base and both of their development will impact Jhonny Peralta’s time with the Indians. Here is the story. The notebook is about Fausto Carmona.

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Fans almost shut out of Tribe intrasquad game

March 2, 2010

GOODYEAR, Ariz.: Sometimes you have to feel for the fans. It doesn’t seem unreasonable that Indians partisans should be permitted to watch their team play an intrasquad game at Goodyear Ballpark. But at 9:30 this morning, the City of Goodyear informed the Tribe that fans would not be allowed in the stadium, because cleanup crews [...]

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5 Tribe minor-leaguers in BA’s top 100

February 24, 2010

While we wait with baited breath for the Indians to finalize their free-agent deal with veteran Russell Branyan (as a 40-man add, someone else has to be taken off – the hold up according to our Tribe beat writer Sheldon Ocker), let’s switch our attention to where the Tribe’s future really lies. The following Indians [...]

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New reliever ready to go

August 5, 2009

CLEVELAND: Apparently, Jess Todd is quick study. In his first two minor league seasons with the Cardinals, he was a starter almost exclusively. Then he came to the spring training this year and got the word. “They told me I was going to the bullpen,” Todd said Tuesday, after being recalled from Columbus by the [...]

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Tribe roster on hold?

July 11, 2009

DETROIT: With a roster that includes an inordinate number of pitchers, the Indians can use the All-Star break to rebalance their squad. But will they? “We have no plan to do that right now,” manager Eric Wedge said Saturday. “”But Mark (Shapiro) and I haven’t had full discussions about that yet.” Including Toma Ohka, who [...]

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Hafner starts to pick up the pace

June 17, 2009

CLEVELAND: Wednesday was another scheduled night off for Travis Hafner, whose return to the Indians’ lineup, while sporadic, has been marked mostly by success. Hafner says his surgically operated right shoulder is less subject to soreness and fatigue, and in his first 29 at-bats, he is hitting .310 with three home runs, eight RBI, and [...]

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Hafner’s status still up in air

June 2, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.: One day before the end of Travis Hafner’s rehabilitation assignment at Columbus, Indians officials weren’t certain what to expect from their designated hitter. Hafner left the Clippers and reported to Progressive Field, “”to get looked and get treatment,” manager Eric Wedge said. Tonight, he will make what is presumed to be his final [...]

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Trading away the Tribe

May 18, 2009

Plenty of rumors have already swirled this season as the Indians carry the worst record in the American League and the second worst in all of baseball. If the Indians continue their downward slide who might be traded away for top of the line (pitching) prospects? We have already heard the Cliff Lee rumors plenty [...]

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Wedge too busy to worry about job

May 11, 2009

CLEVELAND: Once the subject of a manager’s job security is broached publicly, the story tends to take on a life of its own. After the Indians’ loss to the Tigers Sunday, two players were asked whether manager Eric Wedge should be taking heat for the team’s ugly start. Both players, Victor Martinez and Mark DeRosa, [...]

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A look around the Indians minor leagues

May 6, 2009

With the parent-club Indians calling up players, demoting others and even turning starting pitchers into relievers in an effort to help right the ship, let’s find some positives by checking in on the Tribe’s minor league teams. Triple-A Columbus the Clippers are 11-15 and remain in last place in the International League West Division, 2 [...]

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Laffey assigned to save bullpen

May 6, 2009

With few moves to make and lots of holes to fill in the Indians’ bullpen, General Manager Mark Shapiro and manager Eric Wedge are using the creative approach. Why not ask a starter to become a reliever, at least temporarily, or maybe not. At this point, nobody can say when the bullpen crisis will end, [...]

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Barfield sees the whole spectrum

May 5, 2009

Josh Barfield took a whirlwind tour of the best and worst that baseball has to offer Monday night. In a span of four innings, Barfield went from hero to goat to hero again, as the Indians rallied three times to earn a 9-7, 12-inning win over the Blue Jays.  Until then, his only appearance for [...]

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A weekly look at the Tribe’s minor leagues

May 1, 2009

There may not be a whole lot to cheer about with the Indians these days, but let’s check out what some of the team’s minor leaguers are up to with the season just about a month old. TRIPLE  A COLUMBUS The Clippers are 9-12 and in last place in the International League West Division: * [...]

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Balky shoulder puts Hafner on DL

April 29, 2009

Travis Hafner’s surgically repaired right shoulder has again become an issue for the Indians. Wednesday afternoon, Hafner was placed on the 15-day disabled list and will visit Birmingham, Ala., orthopedist James Andrews, probably on Monday.  “Hafner is having some soreness and a little fatigue in the shoulder,” manager Eric Wedge said. “”We knew this could [...]

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Reyes pitches out of crucial jam

April 23, 2009

Manager Eric Wedge likes to say it starts with starting pitching. The manager of the Indians isn’t being redundant. What he means is winning probably isn’t going to happen if the starting pitcher lets a game get out of hand. With that in mind, Anthony Reyes deserves to be pleased with his outing Thursday, even [...]

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4-23-09 Morning Roundup

April 23, 2009

The starting pitching seems to be turning a corner, but where were the bats Wednesday? Cleveland Indians starter Cliff Lee pitched eight innings Wednesday night. He allowed two runs, nine hits, struck out five and walked one. As April gets closer to May though, Lee has already equaled his loss total from a year ago [...]

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Good news surprises Sipp

April 22, 2009

Tony Sipp figured he was in big trouble Tuesday night.  Columbus manager Torey Lovullo phoned Sipp at his digs long after the game was over, asking him to drive back to the ballpark. “I thought I did something wrong,” said Sipp, who was summoned from Triple-A for the first time in his career to help [...]

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